This document discusses pathways for creating certainty during uncertain times. It provides examples of strategies used by cities to address challenges from economic uncertainty, such as diminishing community and rising crime. These strategies included engaging the community, reducing costs and boosting revenue, promoting local economic development, and collaborating with schools. Specific success stories from partnerships between Chevron and the cities of Benicia and Concord are highlighted, outlining projects that reduced greenhouse gas emissions, improved safety and infrastructure, and generated savings. The document advocates exploration, development, and implementation of innovative solutions to address uncertainty, and provides contact information for the regional program director.

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Innovative Pathways to
Creating Certainty in
Uncertain Times
John Smith
Regional Program Director

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A Time of
Uncertainty

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Impact of Uncertainty
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Diminishing Sense of Place, Increasing Crime
and Falling Tax Revenues

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Possible Pathways
during Uncertain
Times
Holding Pattern
Reactive Measures
CREATING INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS

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San Leandro’s Strategy
Community
Engagement
Reduce Costs & Increase Revenue
Local
Economic
Development
Safe & Vibrant
Downtown
Collaborate
with
SchoolsCertainty Strategy

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Local
Success
Stories
Our Mission: Benefit the Communities
Where We Live and Work
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City of Benicia
East Side UHSDCity of Concord

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Advances City’s Climate
Action Plan – reduces
GHG emissions equivalent to
carbon sequestered annually
by 405 acres of pine forests
Improves safety with
city lighting program
Requires no capital
contribution and delivers
+85K in annual savings
Improves the aesthetics,
sense of place and
accessibility of the City Hall
City of BenIcia
Under Construction Population: 28,000

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Compelling market opportunity has
spurred new market entrants
CES is evolving to maintain a
competitive advantage
CES is transforming our go-to-market
strategy from a solutions provider
to a thought leader
Invest in people to strengthen
organizational capability and
develop a talented global workforce
that gets results the right way
Chevron Energy
Solutions

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Pathways to
Innovation
Exploration
Development
Implementation

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For more information,
please contact:
John Smith